WI-025
From Mark Twain in the German Language Press
[Death of Jean Clemens] | 2 Jan 1910
Der Sonntagsbote. Milwaukee [WI], 2 Jan 1910. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Lib. of Congress, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87082455/1910-01-02/ed-1/seq-2/.
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| Connecticut. - Ein schweres Unglück hat den bekannten greisen Humoristen (Mark Twain) betroffen, indem seine Tochter Jean Clemens in der Badewanne ihrer elterlichen Wohnung, von epileptischen Krämpfen befallen, ihren Tod durch Ertrinken fand. | Connecticut. - A serious misfortune has befallen the well-known aged humorist (Mark Twain): His daughter Jean Clemens died, stricken by epileptic convulsions, drowning in the bathtub of her parents' home. |